This weekend (July 7-10) in beer

Best Damn Beer Shop breaks out some damn good beer

THURSDAY: This is the day when beer-centric bars tap barrels of cask-conditioned ale. Two pints in point: Karl Strauss brewery restaurants will pour $4 glasses of Nolgers Coffee Porter, made with 20 pounds of French Roast, while Eleven counters with $3.50 pours of Stone vanilla bean smoked porter. Both start at 5 p.m.

SUNDAY: O'Brien's will open at 8 a.m. so soccer fanatics can catch the women's World Cup quarterfinal, USA vs. Brazil. Besides the usual lineup of beers, the pub will offer coffee, OJ, mimosas, bagels and breakfast sandwiches.